4 More Bodies Found in Trawler Disaster

The bodies of two Korean and two Southeast Asian sailors who were aboard the trawler Oryong 501 were found in the western Bering Sea on Thursday.

The trawler owned by Sajo Industries and carrying 60 people sank on Monday while fishing for Alaska pollack.

Seven people were rescued and 20 bodies have now been found, including six Koreans, 12 Southeast Asians, and two unidentified bodies. Thirty-three remain missing.

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More Bodies Recovered from Sunken Trawler

A total of 11 bodies were recovered on Wednesday from the Korean trawler that sank in the western Bering Sea off Russia on Monday.

Of the 11 bodies pulled out of the sea, the Foreign Ministry said three were Korean, seven Indonesian and one Filipino. That pushes the official death toll in the disaster to 12, with 41 others still missing.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

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